Special Needs Trusts

The Special Needs Trust Fairness Act, a bill that would correct a decades-old error in federal law that prohibits people with special needs from creating their own special needs trusts, has passed out of the House Energy and Commerce Committee,...

Serving as a trustee of a special needs trust can be time-consuming and complicated, which is why trustees are entitled to compensation. Payment is usually a flat fee based on trust assets or an hourly rate.

If you are administering a first-party special needs trust, pay attention to who is benefiting from items purchased by the trust or you could cause problems with the beneficiary's government benefits.

Our son receives Supplemental Security Income (SSI) due to a heart condition.  He is about to receive an inheritance and we would like to protect it with a special needs trust.  What is the best type of trust for him?...

What is the best book to buy to help with the administration of a special needs trust?...

Can a special needs trust have more than one trustee at a time?...

My special needs trust refers to someone called a settlor but my friend's trust has a grantor.  Are these roles different?...

With a special needs trust that requires Medicaid to be paid back following the beneficiary’s death, what is the statute of limitations for that repayment? If Medicaid has not asked to be paid back, when can the proceeds be distributed?...

After falling short in the previous Congress, Congressmen Glenn 'GT' Thompson (R-Pa) and Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) recently introduced the Special Needs Trust Fairness Act of 2015, a bill designed to make it easier for people with special needs to...